Total Conversion

My daughter made me think of Bjork today.  Needed some music while I was doing some coding.  I always tend to listen to earlier albums as they hold the most memories.  The Debut & Post albums are clearly my favourite, but some of the mixes and later singles get a lot of play too. Some of the songs I prefer the various remixes especially if I want something more up tempo.  However, some of the vocal tracks can send shivers up my spine.  I'm pretty sure that some of them drive most normal people insane because the vocals don't conform to any sort of norms. I expect its her total devotion to each track that makes live versions and remixes just as good, or even better.   It's something that other creative types do so well.  Enya comes to mind.  In the background,  Like Someone In Love has just started playing.  Who else uses a harp??  The vocal is strong and just forces itself into your skull with guile, subtlety and power.  It's such a weird and charming song and I gue...

With my mocking friends, its a brave thing to admit I'm listening to Bjork this fine Saturday morning.   I'm guessing the ED crowd tends towards people my age, so I am taking a chance to expose myself to some ridicule! Wife's birthday so I am using headphones instead of blaring it out... Starting with: Joga (sweeping and epic) Venus as a boy (my intro to bjork, dropped hard earned cash on that song, loved the album) Possibly Maybe (second album, song that slipped under my skin and won't leave) Play Dead ( such a sweeping James Bond soundtrack style arrangement, and the lyrics...) and then tempted to move onto other female artists  and lead singers. Tracy Thorne,  Morcheeba, Dido, Swing Out Sister, Eva Cassidy, Norah Jones...   Eyeing Modjo / Moloko / Opus III / Madison Avenue singles if I need to inject some bpm... Taking it slow..  Hope some of those names trigger some fond memories for some.  To be fair, I was probably listening to these during the Frontier / FFE year...

Every know and then,  I need a little Bjork in my playlist. #Bjork  Play Dead, Venus as a Boy, Joga , Hyperballad... Now, I just want to walk around extra slowly and try and find a facial expression that says "mysteriously moody" oh, and I wonder if any artists are as unsuitable for Karaoke...